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From: "Sheelagh Hawkins" <>
Subject: Re: [DOR] Road in Weymouth
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 20:34:58 +0100
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Hi Helen,
(and John who posed the original question)
I can confirm that St Pauls does not and never has had a burial ground.
I wonder if John's informant has mistaken the small chapel of rest within
the grounds of Melcombe Regis cemetery for a church. I am not aware of it
ever being used as such (but I am happy to be corrected).
Regards
Sheelagh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Helen Jones" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: [DOR] Road in Weymouth


> At 17:43 Sunday 01/09/2002, you wrote:
> >Hello Helen & Listers
> >
> >I shall be staying at Weymouth for 4 day from the 9th September,
> >visiting Records Office at Dorchester a couple of times. One of my main
> >tasks is to find my g/father birth house, 4, South Down View Weymouth,
> >the name of this road I believe has changed it's name, am I correct, and
> >if so can someone please tell me what it's called now.
> >
>
> Hello John
> In "Weymouth - An Illustrated History" by Maureen Atwooll and Jack West,
> South Down View is listed in Appendix I "Westham - Index of Original or
> Proposed Terrace and Villa Names" . Sadly although known to have existed
> in the Westham area, the exact location of Southdown View is no longer
> known, according to this source.
> South View is no.44 Abbotsbury Road and 91 Newstead Road, so maybe South
> Down View was near here?
>
> Abbotsbury Road is the main road through Westham.
>
> St Paul's Church is there but I didn't think it has a burial ground -
maybe
> someone can verify this? Weymouth Cemetry occupies a huge area bewteen
> Abbotsbury Road, Newstead Road and Quibo Lane.
>
> Hope you have a successful time in Dorset!
> Helen
>
>
> Helen Jones, Weymouth, Dorset
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